Uploaded March 2024 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago

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This is the new Volkswagen Passat, which will now only be available as a huge family friendly estate and will only come with combustion engines. This might sound a little old fashioned in our electric SUV-obsessed era, but there's lots to like about VW's new family hauler as Alastair Crooks finds out..

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00:00 Intro
00:30 Estate-only? And rivals
00:58 Design
01:25 Interior and tech
03:00 Family ties
03:15 Driving experience
05:45 Powertrain options
06:15 Sign-off